Several days before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games begin, the Paralympic flame is lit next to the English hospital in Stoke Mandeville near London, where the idea for the competition was born.
"Behind this flame, there is a powerful message of peace," says Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 organising committee, who received the flame before it starts its journey to France.
"Behind this flame, there is a powerful message of peace," says Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 organising committee, who received the flame before it starts its journey to France.
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00:00Here we go, here we go.
00:24There's the handover.
00:27Thank you very much. Can I keep Andrew and Tony for a few more minutes?
00:37Behind this flame, there is a powerful message of peace, gathering and transmission,
00:42and other strong values that have been conveyed thanks to the IPC for so many years,
00:48inspired by the first competitions that took place here in Stoke Mandeville with the vision of Sir Ludwig Goodman.